Arequipa
a city in S Peru.
Historical Examples
My duties not requiring me to be away from Arequipa often, much of my time was spent with Felicita.
Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew Robert McReynolds
The people in Arequipa were loyal to the existing government.
Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew Robert McReynolds
Nine days later I arrived in Arequipa, sick, footsore and weary.
Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew Robert McReynolds
Their supplies were exhausted, so those which we had brought from Arequipa were doubly welcome.
Inca Land Hiram Bingham
The captain thereupon ordered the soldier to Arequipa because his life was no longer safe outside the barracks.
The Andes of Southern Peru Isaiah Bowman
One evening I happened to be dining with a friend at the hospitable Arequipa Club.
Inca Land Hiram Bingham
He had lived there for two years rarely coming to Arequipa and had become the father of a child by this new union.
Journeys and Experiences in Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile Henry Stephens
Furthermore, the roofs in Arequipa are of tiles; consequently no harm was done by sparks.
Inca Land Hiram Bingham
As carriages are seldom used in Arequipa, 107 I concluded that this must be bearing Felicita away.
Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew Robert McReynolds
Probably it is small, not five per cent over the whole country, but in Arequipa it may be much larger.
South America Observations and Impressions James Bryce
noun
a city in S Peru, at an altitude of 2250 m (7500 ft): founded in 1540 on the site of an Inca city. Pop: 791 000 (2005 est)
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